beta-Nd2Mo4O15

The title compound, dineodymium(III) tetramolybdate(VI), has been prepared by a flux technique and is the second polymorph of composition Nd2Mo4O15. The crystal structure is isotypic with those of Ce2Mo4O15 and Pr2Mo4O15. It features a three-dimensional network composed of distorted edge- and corner-sharing NdO7 polyhedra, NdO8 polyhedra, MoO4 tetrahedra and MoO6 octahedra.